establishment

Example Sentences

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This created near-panic in the U.S. defense establishment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

For Miami Marlins pitcher Pete Fairbanks, who is also a member of the players union leadership, it comes down to recognizing that they stand on the shoulders of players who challenged the baseball establishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The Church of England became the country's state establishment church following King Henry VIII's split from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

He put up a lighted sign for the new establishment: Quirky Books.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Kennedy saw the Klan as the terrorist arm of the white establishment itself.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt